Freelance writer + military spouse 🇨🇦 (she/her) 👩🏻💻 work w/ tech, small biz, nonprofit ☕️ owner @nimbyist, content @upwork 📚 #productivity #remotework
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🤔 "Most people don't know how to learn because they fry their brain with podcasts and YouTube videos and books and textbooks and social media. And six months later, after learning so much, they have nothing to show for it."
The best skill you can learn is how to learn.
Because the faster you learn the skills that allow you to achieve what you're trying to achieve, the faster you achieve it.
Here's how to learn 10x faster than anyone:
youtu.be/FzaHX5rxU34
Amy Sept retweeted
"Breaks are where sleep was 15 years ago—underrated but essential.
The best ones?
Move instead of sit, go outside, be social, and fully detach. If you’re not taking quality breaks, you can't perform at your best."
Amy Sept retweeted
I just fell for one of the best scams I've seen on X.
Here's what you need to know (and how to avoid it):
Amy Sept retweeted
Super Bowl's next week, but I've already watched all the ads.
Here are the best ones:
1. Uber Eats
Amy Sept retweeted
Leaders must communicate that it’s OK not to respond to things in real-time, that it’s OK to decline meeting requests, that it’s OK to turn off notifications, and that it’s OK to not be online all day. s.hbr.org/3XdrRBh
Amy Sept retweeted
British mobile operator 02 created an AI voice bot called “Daisy” to combat phone scammers.
Daisy is an “elderly grandmother” that isn’t very good with technology. She’s a bit hard of hearing and goes on random tangets ahout knitting and food recipes.
Scammers waste time chatting with her instead of scamming real people.
Glorious.
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Link: theguardian.com/money/2025/f…
A helpful collection of productivity tools and tips from @mariogabriele, including an overview of how he uses Claude AI for note taking. I've been eying @NotionHQ for notes but will add Claude to my list of options to test.
thegeneralist.substack.com/p…
Amy Sept retweeted
Four years after the great remote-work experiment began, the public debate has boiled down to: Bosses hate it and workers love it. But research tells a messier story.
@JerusalemDemsas explores who really benefits from remote work: theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc…
Amy Sept retweeted
The topic is decluttering books -- Anyone out there have advice for donating, getting rid of, or organizing an excess of books? What mental tricks or systems do you use to thin books out of your house? I have a strange difficulty here... Thanks for any and all thoughts!
Speaking with #dataviz expert Aurélie Dussenne was so inspiring! Not only does she make data engaging + understandable, but she's also a mom who's building a business on @upwork so she can prioritize her son while doing work she's excited about.
spr.ly/6013rH9b9
On podcast apps 🎙️ @CastroPodcasts has stopped working again 😢 This time I’m done. If you also need a new app, I’m excited about @snipd_app:
> Save clips + add notes
> Insights from “popular snips”
> In-app show notes
> Queue vs Inbox
…I’m still exploring the AI features.
Amy Sept retweeted
Update: We're back online now. You might still experience some slow refresh in the app, but it should get faster over time. Thank you for the patience!
Quick update: We're still working on the server issue.
We initially thought it would be a simple fix. However, further attempts to resolve it revealed an abnormal spike in our database load, causing a timeout when fetching events.
As of now, the team is in the progress of setting up a database replacement, which might take some time. We aim to have this completed ASAP.
Again, we're really sorry about this! We'll keep you updated.
Podcast app recommendations? The # of good listening apps is slim and @CastroPodcasts seems to have died over the weekend 🪦 I like to have a dedicated app for podcasts so I'm avoiding Spotify/Google/Apple.
(Might be a glitch but Castro's also been silent on X for a month...)
Today, I'm here to learn about the OpenAI update. What topics do you come to X for?
I haven't been very active on Twitter/X for a long time; the conversations I used to have have all but disappeared. But I think there are new communities worth exploring.
#MyXAnniversary
Amy Sept retweeted
It's officially been 24 hours since the OpenAI DevDay announcements.
The leaks were true. The way we use ChatGPT is about to completely change.
Here are 12 shocking things people have already built (early access):
